Make a die cut arbor card with a beautiful flower garden and butterflies using products by Brass and Bliss.

I love making cards with flowers and I think the arbor with the blue sky background work together to create a perfect scene. To make this card I used the Brass and Bliss Stacked Arches, Classic Tabbed Grass, Large Ivy, Sunlit Blossoms, Build a Bloom Clematis, Large Garden Fence, Tropical Birds and Leaves (foliage) Spring Garden Starter and Small Butterflies.

Arbor and Gate Base

I love the new Stacked Arches set and loved using it to make the wide die cut arbor. Adding the fence section created a perfect base for my arbor with flowers scene.

• Create the sky background on an white A2 base using a cloud template with Whisper ink and a large blending brush.
• Use white cardstock cut the arbor and fence section and attach them together using Nuvo glue.
• Apply pieces of mounting tape to the top back section of the arbor and the fence knobs.
• Adhere double stick tape to the bottom back section of the gate and arbor and then attach them to the card base.  Pro Tip:  I attach the bottom of the sections flat to create less bulk for the popped up grass section. 
• Cut the grass section, apply a strip of mounting tape to the back and attach it to the card base.

Garden Flower Arrangement

• Cut the different flower sections using bright colors of cardstock.
• Apply touches of Orchid ink to the large flower sections and form them using a large round stylus and molding pad.
• Attach the large flower sections together using Nuvo glue and set them aside.
• Form the smaller flowers using a small tipped stylus and mounting pad and set them aside.
• Cut the foliage sections using green cardstock.
• Create a foliage base using several sections of the large ivy and attach them to the die cut arbor and fence.
• Apply Nuvo glue to the back of the large flowers and attach them to the ivy.
• Attach tiny yellow flowers to the large flower centers.
• Attach the small flowers to the ivy using Nuvo glue.
• Adhere tiny white circles to the small flower centers using Nuvo glue.
• Tuck a few of the fern sections under the arrangement to soften the edges.
• Cut and attach the yellow butterflies to the scene with touches of Nuvo glue.

Here are the products used to make my die cut arbor card.

5715D Stacked Arches Die [ B&B ] 5808-02D Build a Bloom Clematis Die —… [ B&B ] 5811-03D Sunlit Blossoms Die — Brass… [ B&B ] 5615-06D Classic Tabbed Grass Die [ B&B ] 5162-02D Large Ivy Die [ B&B ] 5401-02D Large Garden Fence Die [ B&B ] 5817-01D Tropical Birds and Leaves… [ B&B ] 5147-20D Spring Garden Starter Dies [ B&B ] 5147-08D Small Butterflies Die [ B&B ] Color Fuse Set #9 [ B&B ] Color Fuse Set #6 [ B&B ] Large Blending Brushes 4 Pack — Brass… [ B&B ] Detail Blending Brushes 4 Pack —… [ B&B ] Misti The Precision Glue Press —… [ B&B ]

I went a little overboard adding flowers to the die cut arbor but I really love how it turned out.  Have you been inspired to pull out an arbor set or nested arched set?